Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-27

aCClVe llst higher. Total sales aggregated
Zo!'OoO shares, The market closed ut the fol-
lowing quotations:
AIa.ciass II, 2to5 1883 clhc, LIST mort. ~
Ala'oass Is, S.. .l2k \. Y. Central. .1lSA
georgia Ie. mort. luS4 Rorf u W. pref. 49A
\ CHroinA is. 1861 Nor. Pacific. q
n. Carolina AZ, 100 - pref 5S%
So.Caro tBrownl Pacific Mail ~ $50
consols. .109R Reading. ......... SSX
IennOssGe0 S.. 20 RiChm'd Il Ale 3
virginia 6s. .... 50 RiChm'd Il DanV-
Va consolidated. 81 Richm'd h w PIT
Ch'peake &ohio. ~ Terminal. ...... 4o1s
Chlc,& N'nthw'ule0M Rock lslaud..... .l26
" preferred. 1894 st. Paul......... 81
Della, Lack.& W 1863 Z" preferred 100
ERIE. .,..... $3.50 Texas Pacific. &c. 20
East Tennessee Tom Goa! tSIron Al
new Stock. 1877 Union PacI tlc... $50
LAKE Shore. 49,. 95l9 Nj. Central. TlA
L'vile u Nash 65ll Missouri Pacific 1922
Menphls \ Char 66% Western Union. 71A
MOBILE Ohio. 1917 Cotton Oil Trust
Nash 4 Chatta. S4H certificates 80. 5lSs
New OrleansPa-
NEW YORK, March 2C.-The weekly state
ment of the associated banks show the follow
ing changes: Reserve decreased, $l,14S, 800;
loans decreased, SS,40S, 800; specie decreased,
SS'z49,9OO; legal tenders increased, S240, 500;
deposits decreased, 81 .4s2, 400; circulation de-
creased, sll, 100. The banks now hold So, 1885,
sou IN excess of the 2S per cent. rule.
COTTON.
LIVERPOOL. March IS, noon-Cotton firm,
with light demand; mIddling uplands 7-lSd,
middling Orleans SD; sales 5000 bales, for
speculation ana export LOCO bales; receipts
10000 bales-American 81 AGO bales.
Futures: Uplands. low middllng clause.
April and May delivery, 29-64d; May and
5 8l-s4G5 32-e4d; July and August, 6St-6iO@
38-64d; August and September, s 34-640
335-64d; September, 35-6495 S6-6ld. Market
steady.
bales of American.
Futures: Uplands. low mlddling clause.
March delivery, 2964d, buyers; March and
AprIl delivery, 20 -64d. buyers: April and
Old, sellers: June and July, 532-64d. buyers;
July and August, "a sd. sellers; August
and september. 635-64d, buyers; September
and October. 29-64d, sellers; September
8 old, sellers. Market firm.
NEW YORK, March d. noon.-Cotton opened
steady: middlIng uplands l0I4c; middling Or
leans 10 9-l6C: sales 5l4 bales.
Futures: Market opened strong, with sales
as follows: March delivery. 10 22c: April,
10 27c; May, 10 &c; June. ~ SIC; July. 10 46c;
August, 10 G2c.
uplands, lO}5c; mlddlng Orleans, 10 Side;
5a3es day 474 bales, last evening 40; net re-
celpts 81 bales, gross 53S,
Futures: Market closed strong, with sales of
1885, 90 bales, as follows: March and April de-
livery, 10 3Gc; May. 10 $50; June. 10 4Sc; July,
10 soc; August. 10 33c; September, 10 24c; Octo-
Der. S7G9 SEC; January, Si@0 SEC
Green & Co.. in their report on cotton flu
active Saturday, with more or less excite
ment on the market, and 4 sharply buoyant
tone, carrying an active advance of l7Qll8
points over last evening, at which the close
was strong. More or less hurried covering
took place on the part of shorts, bIt a large
proportion of the demand was made up of
foreign buying and orders from New Orleans
ON fresh investment. At the advance secured
come little signs of realizing could be noted,
| but the market absorbed all offerings with
| perfect ease. and underwent no reaction.
| Spots continue to be sDaringly offered"
GALVESTON. March 25.-C0tton firm; md
| ding 93zc; net receipts 2l7 bales, gross 2l7 I;
Gales 304 bales; stock 1881 bales.
| NORFOLK, March 26.-Cotton firm; mid
ding l016e; net receipts 277 bales, gross 277 /;
sales lei bales; stock 1888 bales; exports,
| to Great Britain 800 bales coastwise 446.
BALTIMORE, March 26.-Cotton firm; mid
! ding 1910; net receipts none, gross 1866
| bales; sales none; STOCK lZ,4IO Dales; exports,
| cOas. wise 150 bales.
BOSTON, March 26.-CottOnsteady;m mi dlng
1890: net receipts 1l0 bales, gross 1852; sales
none; stock none.
| WILMINGTON, March 26.-Cotton firm: mid =
ding loo: net receipts ~ bales, gross 81;
sales none; stock 2,52o bales; exports, coast
\ wise bales.
PHILADELPHIA. March 26.-Cotton firm;
middling ~ 7-l6c; net receipts $40 bales, gross
| $40: stock PLAID bales.
NEW ORLEANS. March 26.-Cotton firm:
| business is restricted on account of labor
| troubles; middlIn2 97sc: net receipts 233
bales; exports, coastwise 1856 bales,
MOBILE, March 25.-Cotton nrm; middling
VIC; net receipts 80 bales, gross 80 bales !;
sales $40 bales; stock 1868 bales: exports
coastwise 81 bales.
MEMPHIS, March 26.-Cotton firm; mid
ding 97sc; rece pts 454 bales; shipments 4, $50
bales; sales J, 200 bales; stock 4S.5 bales.
AUGUSTA, March 26.-Cotton firm; mid
ding $40; receipts S7baes; sales 255 bales.
CHARLESTON, March 2b.-Cotton firm; mid
ding l0c; net receipts 32l bales, gross 32l /;
sales so bales; stock II, III bales: exports, to
the continent 1000 bales, coRstwlse 70.
ATLANTA. March 26.-Cotton-middlln
9 I5-!6 receipts 10 bales.
NEW YORK. March 26.-COnsolldated net re-
ceipts for all cotton ports to-day, 4, 437 bales;
exports, to Great Britain 4,S06 bales, to
the continent 1900; STOCK AT all American
ports 569.0 900 bales.
The total visible supply OF cotton for the
world is g. SSS 1896 bales of which 2,24S, 496 bales
are American, against 1850, 1871 and $780,
bales, respectively, last year. Receipts at all
interior towns this week, 29,Sl0 bales: re-
ceIpts from plantations 1920 bales. Crop in
sight, 6,0e4 1891 bales.
PROVISIONS, GROCERIES,, ETC.
LIVERPOOL, March 20. noon.-wheat quiet
and steady; demand poor: holders offer mod
erately. Corn dull: demand Door; ne w mixed
western As I1ad.
NEW YORK, March 26 noon.-Flour quiet
and unchanged. Wheat higher. Corn better.
Pork steady; mess SIG 80. Lard firm al 81 &c.
Freights steady.
D. m.-Flour, Southern quiet but firm.
w heat a shade higher with moderate bust
ness, in good part for export: speculation
moderate; No. , red, March delivery nomi-
nal st slc, April Gle, NAY 9l14699lMc, closing
az sI5sc. Corn firm but quiet; options 1sCG1Zc
higher. but less active, closing firm; No. 2,
March delivery 4s1zc, closing at 4s4c, May
4S1lGG4S5sc, closing at 4S1ac. Oats, cash lots
quiet but steady; No. 2, March delivery 1890
size, closing at 341sc; May 345sG934zsc, clos
ing at 1910. Hops dull and weak. Coffee. fair
Rio iirm at l41s9l5c; options higher and fairly
active: No. 7 Rio, March delivery - zoe,
MAY ID l30al8 800. Sugar unchanged and
strong; fugas, fair to good refining o. lG9
II l6c refined firm and in fair de nand-C4L
@4HSc, mould A 1905 lS-l6c, confectloners x
8 IL l6c, standard A 7-l8c, cut LOAF and
crushed i g. 1898 s. l6c, powdered 5IsC15 IL &C.
aranulateu so. Molasses Irm; one cargo 30
degs. test sold at 191Rc. Petroleum, crude, In
barrels 60tGLc. Cotton seed Oil-321sc for
crude, 3S1hc for refined. Hides steady but
dulet, Wool quiet and heavy. Pork dun and
nominally unchanged; mess $l6 so for new
and SIS 25Q1l5 IS for Old. Beef STEADY. Mid
dies dull and nominal. Lard 2g3 points
higher but quiet; Western steam, on spot
7 75c, May delivery 50N7 CSC. FreIghts dull
cotton sd: wheat I'd asked.
CHICAGO. March 28.-There was a little
more open buying of wheat by the bull clique
to-day, and higher prices resulted 1t ID
claimed that the clique has very largely in
creased its holidays during the week, and
That the short interest has been correspond
ingly increased. However this NAV be, ope-
rations OF bull operators continue TO be
watched with great lntereat - re pOrts